Trades Specialist I Construction - Roads & Grounds (7A-3P)

The Facilities Management unit of the Division of Facilities and Services is accepting applications for a Trades Specialist I within Roads and Grounds. Under the supervision of the Supervisor and/or Lead Landscape Construction Worker shall perform skilled landscape construction duties. These will include the repair and construction of steps, sidewalks, roads, parking lots, etc. The Landscape Construction worker will operate all Roads & Grounds equipment in performing these duties. Shall work with other crafts as needed. Will fill in for the Landscape Construction Worker Lead as needed.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

37.5-hour work week

13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)

15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)

18 sick days per year

(for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)

WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits

401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.

Wellness programs

What you'll do:

• Operate equipment such as payloaders, backhoes, road grader, dozers, asphalt pavers, rollers, forklifts, crane trucks, large dump trucks, sanitation vehicles, landscape equipment, and skid loaders. Operates tractors, lawn maintenance equipment, and power tools needed to perform landscape construction and maintenance.

• Install, constructs, and maintains landscape structures while using materials such as concrete, bituminous concrete, flagstone, field stone, sculptured stone, brick, blocks, pavers, retaining wall blocks, and landscape timbers.

• Apply sealers, anti-spalling compounds, adhesives, etc. in performing normal duties. This includes the finishing of concrete according to standard practices and procedures.

• Perform landscaping tasks including the planting of trees and ornamental shrubs. Seeds and slices lawns, aerates, fertilizes, and applies soil amendments using tractors and power equipment. Follows verbal or written instructions and interprets blueprints that pertain to landscape construction.

• Remove snow from sidewalks, steps, roads, and parking lots by means of trucks, tractors, power brooms, and hand tools.

• Be able to respond to emergency situations on all occasions and must be available for telephone contact during all emergency and unsafe environmental conditions.

• Perform repairs on all equipment as needed. Complete service and maintenance on equipment and trucks such as greasing, oil changes, etc. Assists the mechanics with major repairs.

• Maintain cleanliness of assigned areas by mechanical or hand methods.

• Fabricate parts and performs repairs on grounds equipment using torches, welders, lathes, drill presses, and other shop equipment as required.

• Assist in the upkeep of maintenance records for trucks and grounds equipment.

• Provide for the proper preventive maintenance of all equipment including such things as oil, fuel, belts, tires, batteries, brake adjustments, reel adjustments, greasing, etc. required on a daily basis for all Roads & Grounds equipment.

• Perform preventive maintenance on all equipment involving daily and/or weekly inspections.

• Perform duties as needed to complete seasonal change over on all trucks and equipment.

The Division of Facilities and Services encompasses two units that are integral to the University's success. Our units employ talented and skilled workers whose jobs range from maintaining, protecting and improving the University's building and grounds. Facilities and Services takes care of every aspect of WVU so that its employees, students and guests are safe and satisfied on campus.

Work Hours: 7a-3p

Pay Grade: 13, WVU provides competitive wages for its employees, and takes experience and related education into consideration when determining appropriate salary.

• Vocational or technical training of up to 18 months beyond High School in masonry, carpentry, or mechanics or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• At least two (2) years of directly related grounds maintenance experience within a commercial environment.

• At least two (2) years of experience operating all types of ground equipment such as mowers, spreaders, and loaders, etc.